“And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I am about.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.”
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“The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.”
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“Man is made or unmade by himself; in the armoury of thought he forges the weapons by which he destroys himself;”
― As a Man Thinketh
― As a Man Thinketh
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